कदा

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Adverb

कदा

(interrogative) Devanagari script form of kadā (“when”)

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kadáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kadáH, whence the cognate Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬛𐬁 (kadā, “when”); possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷodéh₂ (“when”)[1] (compare Lithuanian kadà; see there for details): *kʷo- + *-de + *-h₂. The suffix *-déh₂ has not been satisfactorily explained, but compare यदा (yadā), तदा (tadā).

Pronunciation

Adverb

कदा • (kadā́)

  1. when, at what time?
    कदापि ― kadāpi ― sometimes
  2. someday, one day
    कदा न ― kadā na ― never
    कदा चित् ― kadā cit ― at some time
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.5.22:
      कदा वां तौग्र्यो विधत्समुद्रे जहितो नरा ।
      यद्वां रथो विभिष्पतात् ॥
      kadā vāṃ taugryo vidhatsamudre jahito narā.
      yadvāṃ ratho vibhiṣpatāt.
      When did the son of Tugra serve you, Men? Abandoned in the sea,
      That with winged steeds your car might fly.
  3. how?
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.29.3:
      का ते अस्त्यरंकृतिः सूक्तैः कदा नूनं ते मघवन्दाशेम ।
      विश्वा मतीरा ततने त्वायाधा म इन्द्र शृणवो हवेमा ॥
      kā te astyaraṃkṛtiḥ sūktaiḥ kadā nūnaṃ te maghavandāśema.
      viśvā matīrā tatane tvāyādhā ma indra śṛṇavo havemā.
      What satisfaction do our hymns afford thee? When, Maghavan? Now let us do thee service.
      Hymns, only hymns, with love for thee, I weave thee: then hear, O Indra, these mine invocations.

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References

  1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 420
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